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At Friday night’s annual Appling County High School Homecoming Game, Celecca Fredrick was crowned the 2011 Homecoming Queen.

Pirates now 6-0 with 32-0 win over McIntosh County

It was Homecoming at Jimmy Swain Stadium this past Friday night and the Appling County High School Pirate football team had one thing in mind…continue their perfect season. The Pirates would face off against the McIntosh County Academy (MCA) Buccaneers.
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This week the Appling Christian Academy Eagles played Kings Way for senior night. The game was very tight and scores went back and forth. But the Eagles lost 28 to 30. The Eagle offense played a good game and Andrew Phillips had 23 carries for 182 yards and Ben Hiers had 10 carries for 52 yards. Brandon Horton had three for six passes for 52 yards. The score at half time was 28 to 22 with Eagles leading.
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The Appling County Pirates travelled to Toombs County on Friday, September 30 to face the Toombs County Bulldogs (0-6, 0-3) and were able to get the win 37-0. With the win the Pirates improve to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in Region 2AA play. The Pirates will host the McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers (2-3, 2-0) on Friday, October 7 for homecoming with the game scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
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At its annual Homecoming Game, Appling Christian Academy crowned the 2011 Homecoming Queen. Ms. Kayla Bohannon was the recipient of this year’s honor. The Eagles also picked up another big victory and remain undefeated this season.

The Appling County Pirates hosted the Brantley County Herons on Friday, September 16 in the Region 2AA opener for both teams. The Pirates were able to overcome a slow start and pick up the win 26-13. With the win the Pirates improve to 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in region play. The Pirates will be off this week and will resume play as they travel to Toombs County (0-4, 0-1) on Friday, September 30. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
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This past week Appling Christian Academy Eagles traveled to Hardeeville, South Carolina to play the Abundant Life Cougars. It was perfect weather for football and the Eagles played a great game. They came out with a 58 to 0 victory. This was the first time in Eagle history that they beat the Cougars in South Carolina.
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The Appling County Pirates traveled to Coffee County on Friday, September 9 to face the Trojans (2-2) and were able to pick up the win 28-21. The Pirates are now 3-0 to start the 2011 season and will begin Region 2AA play on Friday, September 16 at home against Brantley County Herons (0-3) before having an open week on September 23. The Pirates will continue play the following week, September 30, as they travel to Toombs County to face the Bulldogs (0-3). All the games are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
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This week the Appling Christian Academy Eagles played the Faith Christian Crusaders at Eagle Field. This was the toughest team the Eagles have played so far. But the Eagles came out with a 32 to 14 victory.

The Eagles played a good defensive game. The leading solo tacklers were Andrew Phillips with seven, Cameron Carter with six and Brandon Horton with five. Horton and Carter also had interceptions.
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The Appling County Pirates traveled to neighboring Wayne County (0-1-1) to face the Yellow Jackets on Friday, September 2. The Pirates were able to overcome a 9-18 halftime deficit to defeat the Yellow Jackets 35-25. With the win the Pirates improve to 2-0 on the 2011 season and will travel to face the Trojans of Coffee County (2-1) on Friday, September 9 in the Pirates final non-region contest of the season. The Pirates will start Region 2AA play the following week as they host the Brantley County Herons (0-2). Both the games are scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
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This week the Appling Christian Academy Eagles played the Augusta Eagles at Eagle Field at Crossties. This was the first time ACA played this team and did not know anything about them. But ACA came out with a 58 to eight victory.
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The Appling County Pirates opened the regular season on Friday, August 26 against the Dodge County Indians at Jimmy Swain Stadium. The Pirates were able to get the win 20-0 and will travel to face neighboring Wayne County Yellow Jackets on Friday, September 2 with the game scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 28-28 tie with Windsor Forest.
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This week the Appling Christian Academy Eagles traveled to Griffin to play Skipstone Academy Warriors. Kick off started at 7:30 p.m. with the temperature at 100 degrees. The Eagles were low on players, dressing out only 13 players. The Warriors had 17 players and had size to their advantage. The game was long and hot, but the Eagles came out with a 42-8 win.
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SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (August 19, 2011) - Hunters statewide can celebrate the beginning of dove season at noon Saturday, Sept. 3. Long-awaited opening day is traditionally considered the beginning of the fall hunting season, and with the numerous wildlife management area hunts scheduled, it is the perfect opportunity to introduce children and grandchildren to the sport.
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The Appling County Pirates defeated the Jeff Davis Yellow Jackets 14-7 in a scrimmage held at Jimmy Swain Stadium on Friday, August 19. The Pirates will begin the regular season at home on Friday, August 26 against Dodge County with the game scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
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